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therefore, originally have stood somewhat above the ancient floor 
level; they were thus probably only semisubterranean. As the plan 
shows, they were placed more or less at random in the occupied area, 
some being quite independent, others (as at the clusters about Nos. 
10 and 15) having walls in common with their neighbors. The only 
approach to a planned arrangement was observed at the southeastern 
side, where nearly encircling a well-built cist were two rows ot 
slabs 12 to 18 inches apart, the inner row being the same distance 
from the central cist. Single slabs had been used to subdivide into 
small compartments the space between the rows, and that between 
the inner row and the central cist. 
There were nearly 60 of the inclosures in all; of these, 20 were 
surely identifiable as burial places; a number of others contained 
traces of organic matter, rotted fur-string blankets, and scattered 
human bones, which might indicate a lke use. Uncertainty in this 
regard is due to the fact that, with very few exceptions, the cists 
were found in a very badly disturbed condition; almost all had been 
plundered in early times, their contents removed from the cave, or 
scattered and mixed with the general rubbish; only in remote cor- 
ners or in the deepest parts of the cists were burials or objects found 
untouched. Because of these conditions we were unable to deter- 
mine whether or not all the cists were intended for mortuary pur- 
poses. Some, as has been stated, contained definite evidence of 
burials; others may have held bodies, but have been so badly pulled 
about by the plunderers that their case is doubtful; still others were 
quite empty when excavated, and appeared to us to have been so at 
the time of the abandonment of the cave. All so closely resembled 
each other structurally that repetition may be avoided by describing 
a selection of those which showed unusual features of construction, 
or contained objects of special interest. 
Cist 1 (1914), diameter 3 feet, depth 2 feet 4 inches, held some 
scattered bones of a young adult. Against one side at the bottom was 
the “mummy ” of a baby, whose inconspicuous position had protected 
it from the looters. It-was wrapped in fur cloth and covered with a 
piece of hide. In the disturbed cist filling was a small twined bag 
(see pl. 79, 6) and several fragments of coiled basketry. 
Cist 3 was built against the back wall of a larger cist and was 
about 2 feet deep; in it was found the “ mummified ” body of a baby 
(pl. 28, @) propped up against the side wall in a sitting position and 
wrapped in a much-rotted fur-string robe. The knees were bound 
together with many turns of a fine light-colored string, probably 
made from dog hair, and in the lap was a quantity of fiber string 
loosely tied in small hanks (see pl. 66, 0). AUump of white, chalky 
substance lay near the remains; a large stone bead and fragments 
of a coiled basket were found above them. In the upper part of the 
